Frome man taunted by partner forced his way into her property and trashed TV

The couple had been in a relationship since 2007 but they began to have some issues (Image: Getty)

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Taunted by his partner that she was with another male, a Frome man lost his temper and forced his way into her property trashing the TV and breaking the door lock.

During another incident Rhys Reynolds became angry while at the family home and struck a bedroom wall causing damage, Somerset Magistrates were told.

The 21-year-old defendant, of Blackbird Way, pleaded guilty to two counts of causing criminal damage to items belonging to his partner at her home in Ecos Court in Frome between July 15 and 29 and on August 6.

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Prosecutor Julyan Stephens said that the couple had been in a relationship since 2007 but they began to have some issues and things between them began to deteriorate.

“On one occasion he lost his temper while in the presence of other family members and struck a wall next to a door frame in a bedroom,” he said.

“This was the final straw for the victim so she told him to go, but then on August 6 the victim was not at home when she received a text message from Reynolds showing a photograph of the inside of her property.

“She realised he had got into the flat by damaging the lock and he then sent her another text saying “don’t like watching TV, and your door is f***ed”.

“When she got home the television was damaged and was not usable and when the defendant was arrested he accepted what he had done was wrong and knew he should not have gone there when she was out.”

In a statement written by the victim which was read to the court, she said she was very scared of Reynolds and what he could do to her.